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The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw there had been only one boat. 
They also saw that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone off alone. 
Some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
John 6:22-24 CSB
The next day after Jesus had fed everyone & the crowd is trying to figure out what happened - there was one boat, Jesus wasn't on it, but we can't find him.
Imagine the rumours and the theories, if only they had FB they could've pieced it together because one of the disciples would've sent an update from the storm of Jesus climbing on board in the middle of the lake. 
Hard to know if the people were hungry for more bread, or were chasing down the person they wanted to be king. 
Or both.
But they were seeking Jesus. 
Maybe that's the only resolution we need as we head into '21.
Seek Jesus.
The crowd was trying to figure Jesus out. 
They got in boats.
They were on the hunt.
Seeking Jesus might mean more than just turning up to church on a Sunday
With Jesus there's always more. 
As we find Him, things shift, shift in our thinking, our motivations, our hearts, our desires. 
#2021
#seekJesus

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